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Today is Monday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2021. There are 319 days left in the year. This is Presidents Day.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 15, 1989, the Soviet Union announced that the last of its troops had left Afghanistan, after more than nine years of military intervention.
On this date:
In 1564, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa.
In 1764, the site of present-day St. Louis was established by Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau.
In 1798, a feud between two members of the U.S. House of Representatives (meeting in Philadelphia) boiled over as Roger Griswold of Connecticut used a cane to attack Vermont’s Matthew Lyon, who defended himself with a set of tongs. (Griswold was enraged over the House’s refusal to expel Lyon for spitting tobacco juice in his face two weeks earlier; after the two men were separated, a motion to expel them both was defeated.)
Almanacs are full of lists of global and national historic events. But “This Day in History” feature invites you to not just peruse a list, but to take a trip back in time to see how a significant event originally was reported in the Chicago Tribune.
Lead Photo: Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla
Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla
Anuel AA and Ozuna will perform “Los Dioses” live on the big stage next month. On Tuesday (Jan. 26), the Puerto Rican superstars were announced as performers for this year’s Premio Lo Nuestro.
The 33rd annual Premio Lo Nuestro will be a star-studded affair. After dropping their surprise album
Los Dioses last Friday, Anuel AA and Ozuna will be performing the hard-hitting title track together.
Reflecting the various genre categories, artists from across all Latin genres will be performing at the awards next month. Other performers include Dominican reggaetonera Natti Natasha, regional Mexican music band Grupo Firme, Latin boy band CNCO, and Mexican cumbia act Los Ángeles Azules. Colombian pop star Camilo is also slated to perform.